Pink Floyd founding member Richard Wright dies

[Gerk]

LONDON (Sept. 15) - A Pink Floyd spokesman says founding member Richard Wright has died. He was 65.

Wright died Monday after a battle with cancer at his home in Britain. His family did not want to give more details about his death. The spokesman is Doug Wright, who is not related to the artist.
Richard Wright met Pink Floyd members Roger Waters and Nick Mason at college and joined their early band Sigma 6.
Sigma 6 eventually became Pink Floyd and Wright wrote and sang some of the band's key songs. He wrote "The Great Gig In The Sky" and "Us And Them" from Pink Floyd's 1973 "The Dark Side Of The Moon."
He left the group in the early 1980s to form his own band but rejoined Pink Floyd for their 1987 album "A Momentary Lapse of Reason."

[Morphius]

sad to hear it

RIP

[Lukester]

I didn't even know he was ill so this is shocking to me.

[weazel079]

Wow, my favorite band and had no idea he was sick.

RIP Richard

[Bobtheicon]

This is a sad day. RIP Richard Wright.

[Keith]

Originally Posted by Bobtheicon

This is a sad day. RIP Richard Wright.

Indeed.

[Gobbler's Knob]

First Syd now this, by far my favourite band, so sad to hear.

[Victor]

Originally Posted by Bobtheicon

This is a sad day. RIP Richard Wright.

Agree! Rest in peace Richard Wright!

[Yankee23]

RIP Richard

Only Roger and Nick left from the original 4

[Gobbler's Knob]

Originally Posted by Yankee23

RIP Richard

Only Roger and Nick left from the original 4

You're right, never thought of it like that.

[Baseballkid12]

RIP Richard Wright. Heard about it on the radio this morning, has put a damper on the rest of the day.

[Bobtheicon]

Originally Posted by Yankee23

RIP Richard

Only Roger and Nick left from the original 4

True, but really pre-Gilmour, their music was all experimental and rather unlistenable. We probably never would have heard of this band if David had never become a member. David Gilmour is the definitive "sound" of Pink Floyd.

[GFootsXtreme]

oh boy let's not go there bob. the band had many phases and i loved every single one of them. we can certainly agree that losing a member of this band is not a good thing.

i've seen floyd as floyd, i've seen gilmour solo, i've seen waters solo, there is no comparison even if it is the real voices

those idiots better get gilmour and waters back together for one more tour before one of them dies off. i think it's fair to say both have contributed massively to one of the greatest rock bands in history, wow i miss those guys together


here today...gone tomorrow......hahahahahahahahahaha

[Yankee23]

Originally Posted by GFootsXtreme

those idiots better get gilmour and waters back together for one more tour before one of them dies off.

A couple of weeks ago Gilmour publically stated that “he never again take part in a Pink Floyd reunion."

I think the dream is over G